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divers schedules of my beauty. It shall be inventoried, and every |
particle and utensil labell'd to my will: as- item, two lips |
indifferent red; item, two grey eyes with lids to them; item, one |
neck, one chin, and so forth. Were you sent hither to praise me? |
VIOLA. I see you what you are: you are too proud; |
But, if you were the devil, you are fair. |
My lord and master loves you- O, such love |
Could be but recompens'd though you were crown'd |
The nonpareil of beauty! |
OLIVIA. How does he love me? |
VIOLA. With adorations, fertile tears, |
With groans that thunder love, with sighs of fire. |
OLIVIA. Your lord does know my mind; I cannot love him. |
Yet I suppose him virtuous, know him noble, |
Of great estate, of fresh and stainless youth; |
In voices well divulg'd, free, learn'd, and valiant, |
And in dimension and the shape of nature |
A gracious person; but yet I cannot love him. |
He might have took his answer long ago. |
VIOLA. If I did love you in my master's flame, |
With such a suff'ring, such a deadly life, |
In your denial I would find no sense; |
I would not understand it. |
OLIVIA. Why, what would you? |
VIOLA. Make me a willow cabin at your gate, |
And call upon my soul within the house; |
Write loyal cantons of contemned love |
And sing them loud even in the dead of night; |
Halloo your name to the reverberate hals, |
And make the babbling gossip of the air |
Cry out 'Olivia!' O, you should not rest |
Between the elements of air and earth |
But you should pity me! |
OLIVIA. You might do much. |
What is your parentage? |
VIOLA. Above my fortunes, yet my state is well: |
I am a gentleman. |
OLIVIA. Get you to your lord. |
I cannot love him; let him send no more- |
Unless perchance you come to me again |
To tell me how he takes it. Fare you well. |
I thank you for your pains; spend this for me. |
VIOLA. I am no fee'd post, lady; keep your purse; |
My master, not myself, lacks recompense. |
Love make his heart of flint that you shall love; |
And let your fervour, like my master's, be |
Plac'd in contempt! Farewell, fair cruelty. Exit |
OLIVIA. 'What is your parentage?' |
'Above my fortunes, yet my state is well: |
I am a gentleman.' I'll be sworn thou art; |
Thy tongue, thy face, thy limbs, actions, and spirit, |
Do give thee five-fold blazon. Not too fast! Soft, soft! |
Unless the master were the man. How now! |
Even so quickly may one catch the plague? |
Methinks I feel this youth's perfections |
With an invisible and subtle stealth |
To creep in at mine eyes. Well, let it be. |
What ho, Malvolio! |
Re-enter MALVOLIO |
MALVOLIO. Here, madam, at your service. |
OLIVIA. Run after that same peevish messenger, |
The County's man. He left this ring behind him, |
Would I or not. Tell him I'll none of it. |
Desire him not to flatter with his lord, |
Nor hold him up with hopes; I am not for him. |
If that the youth will come this way to-morrow, |
I'll give him reasons for't. Hie thee, Malvolio. |
MALVOLIO. Madam, I will. Exit |
OLIVIA. I do I know not what, and fear to find |
Mine eye too great a flatterer for my mind. |
Fate, show thy force: ourselves we do not owe; |
What is decreed must be; and be this so! Exit |
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ACT II. SCENE I. |
The sea-coast |
Enter ANTONIO and SEBASTIAN |
ANTONIO. Will you stay no longer; nor will you not that I go with |
you? |
SEBASTIAN. By your patience, no. My stars shine darkly over me; the |
malignancy of my fate might perhaps distemper yours; therefore I |
shall crave of you your leave that I may bear my evils alone. It |
were a bad recompense for your love to lay any of them on you. |
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